Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Lloyd's List Intelligence vs Spire Global Maritime
Lloyd's List Intelligence
Maritime & Shipping
Maritime data and analytics
- From
- $1000/month
- Rated
- -
Spire Global Maritime
Maritime & Shipping
Satellite-powered maritime data and analytics
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Lloyd's List Intelligence enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card available; Spire Global Maritime now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- They diverge on capability: Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database, Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Lloyd's List Intelligence and Spire Global Maritime actually diverge.
| Attribute | Lloyd's List Intelligence | Spire Global Maritime |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1000/month | $500/month |
| Platforms | Web, API | Api, Web |
| Founded | 1734 | 2012 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Maritime & Shipping).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Vessel database
- Port intelligence
- Ownership tracking
- Market analysis
- API
- Data feeds
- Analytics platforms
Only in Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite AIS tracking
- Global coverage
- Predictive analytics
- Dark vessel detection
- REST API
- Streaming API
- AWS S3
- Snowflake
Both cover
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Trade finance compliance and risk assessmentnot Spire Global Maritime
- Counterparty and vessel due diligencenot Spire Global Maritime
- Voyage and shipping risk managementnot Spire Global Maritime
- Sanctions screening and trade-based money-laundering detectionnot Spire Global Maritime
- Commodity market intelligencenot Spire Global Maritime
Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite and terrestrial AIS vessel trackingnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Lloyd's List Intelligence
- Enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card available
- Requires subscription and contract with minimal transparency on costs
- Limited public documentation on specific data retention policies
Spire Global Maritime
- Now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- Pricing is not published
- Sold as a data feed to be consumed through APIs, Snowflake, NMEA streams or FTP, so it needs engineering work before it is useful
Pricing, plan by plan
Lloyd's List Intelligence
$1000/month- Professional$2500/month
- Vessel database
- Port intelligence
- Ownership data
Spire Global Maritime
$500/month- Professional$2000/month
- Low-latency data
- Behavior analytics
- Predictive ETAs
Which should you pick?
Choose Lloyd's List Intelligence if
- You need vessel database.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want port intelligence.
Choose Spire Global Maritime if
- You need satellite ais tracking.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want global coverage.
Questions people ask
- Is Lloyd's List Intelligence or Spire Global Maritime better?
- Neither clearly leads. Lloyd's List Intelligence starts at $1000/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Lloyd's List Intelligence or Spire Global Maritime?
- Lloyd's List Intelligence starts at $1000/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month.
- Does Lloyd's List Intelligence or Spire Global Maritime run on more platforms?
- Lloyd's List Intelligence runs on Web, API. Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web.
- What is Lloyd's List Intelligence best used for?
- Lloyd's List Intelligence is most often used for trade finance compliance and risk assessment, counterparty and vessel due diligence, voyage and shipping risk management, sanctions screening and trade-based money-laundering detection. Of those, trade finance compliance and risk assessment and counterparty and vessel due diligence are not what Spire Global Maritime is typically brought in for.
- What can Lloyd's List Intelligence do that Spire Global Maritime cannot?
- Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database, Port intelligence, Ownership tracking, Market analysis. Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Both handle Web support, Api support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Lloyd's List Intelligence: What real-time data does Lloyd's List Intelligence provide?
Lloyd's List Intelligence provides 100% fleet coverage with 200M+ daily vessel positions from real-time AIS data, Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking, and vessel movement records across commercial fleets.
SourceLloyd's List Intelligence: How accurate are Lloyd's List Intelligence predictions?
The platform's AI models predict destination with 70% accuracy, ETA to port within plus or minus 10 hours, and ETB within one to two hours for all commercial vessel types.
SourceLloyd's List Intelligence: What AIS data sources does Lloyd's List Intelligence use?
Lloyd's List Intelligence combines terrestrial, shipborne, and satellite AIS data through their proprietary AIS SeaOrbis platform, launched in April 2025, validated by over 80 analysts.
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